She’s Not There: A Life In Two Genders – It’s What We’re Reading

October 1, 2015

October 2015

A monthly offering from Drexel Library’s staff about the books we’ve read.

She’s Not There: A Life In Two Genders
Boylan, Jennifer Finney

Before Caitlyn Jenner, there was Jennifer Finney Boylan. She’s Not There is Boylan’s memoir of changing genders. Boylan, born as James, from a very young age felt that she was female. After getting married and fathering two children, she transitioned to Jennifer.

Boylan’s story is accessible on many levels, because although most people are not transgendered, many do go through times of feeling as though they don’t fit in with everyone else, marital challenges, or difficulties with family and friends. Through it all, Jennifer Boylan maintains a positive outlook and a sense of humor.

Currently the Anna Quindlen Writer-in-Residence at Barnard College of Columbia University, Jennifer Finney Boylan will be speaking at Saint Joseph’s University on February 11, 2016.

She’s Not There: A Life In Two Genders is shelved on the second floor in the Drexel Library.